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Monument record TQ 77 SE 238 - Site of Second World War searchlight battery
Summary
A Second World War military installation, probably a searchlight battery, located about 600m to the north east of Kingshill Camp (Monument 1545609), has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The site coincides with a searchlight battery noted on a German map of 20 November 1940, and was probably associated with the camp, which was manned by the 347th Searchlight Battery RA. The installation comprises an enclosure with three huts, a possible air raid shelter and indistinct traces of vehicle tracks and other activity. The installation had been removed by October 1946.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 7811 7362 (100m by 104m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
<1> English Heritage, 2013, Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Bibliographic reference). SKE31432.
<2> Historic England, 2012, National Mapping Programme survey: Hoo Peninsula (Digital archive). SKE32442.
<3> USAAF?, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE56027.
<4> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1789 3029 11-OCT-1946 (Photograph). SKE56054.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE31432 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2013. Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project.
- <2> SKE32442 Digital archive: Historic England. 2012. National Mapping Programme survey: Hoo Peninsula.
- <3> SKE56027 Photograph: USAAF?. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944.
- <4> SKE56054 Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1789 3029 11-OCT-1946. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1789 3029 11-OCT-1946.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series no 21-2013) (EKE15020)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series No. 21-2013) (EKE15021)
Record last edited
May 12 2024 12:45PM